Lip Waxing: Let's Talk About What to Do With Your Lady-'Stache

Sometimes my older and sister and I greet each other by saying, "Meow." It might be a little strange out of context, I know, but it's an ongoing joke about the tiny whiskers on the upper sides of my mouth that I'm constantly torn between just embracing or waxing the heck out of!

However, the only time I tried a wax was to remove hair on my brows. My sensitive face was plagued with red patchy skin for the rest of the day. Not a pretty look for sure. I can only imagine that somewhere as delicate as my lip area would react the same way, if not worse! So on days when I feel I'm feeling paranoid--as if my lady 'stache is a little less lady-like and a little more Tom Selleck--I gently pluck the thicker, more noticeable ones away, but that's about it. I wonder, should I be more brave and wax them off?

Another option a friend of mine confessed that she shaves her lady 'stache off. My eyebrow rose. Shave my face with a razor? Like a dude? Well, I considered it, but then I thought about what my father does when he nicks himself with the razor by putting all those little pieces of toilet paper on his face, and I can only chuckle about what it would look like if I did the same thing. Not to mention, putting razor blades to that sensitive area sounds like a horror story waiting to happen.

Let's chat about your preferred method when it comes to removing your lip hairs: Threading? Waxing? Plucking? Any good recommendations that don't leave you red and blotchy? Or simply put, do you just embrace the natural and happily let your lady mustache just do its thing?